Sometimes I think we get so caught up in the big things we want to have or achieve in our lives (finding the perfect mate, having a baby, pursuing a passion, following a dream, doing meaningful work, etc.) we miss opportunities to see purpose in the day we’re currently living.

Our belief that our personal fulfillment lies in the accomplishment of some future goal tends to overshadow any opportunity for fulfillment that is showing up today.

When this happens, progress towards these future “big goals” starts to more heavily determine today’s attitude towards life. When things are moving forward, we feel good and it shows in our attitude towards life. When progress appears to be delayed, our attitude is impacted in the opposite direction.

And in cases where all likelihood of the big goal happening has been squashed to zero, we risk becoming jaded towards life. We risk resenting whatever it is that we perceive as keeping us from having or accomplishing those things.

The more attached we are to needing these particular goals to materialize to feel fulfilled, the more likely we are to experience negativity when the likelihood …

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